Writings

Books

Are you looking to build a workplace culture with a certain buzz about it? Where employees are thriving and engagement survey scores are through the roof. Where people from different backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, and abilities are hired and set up for success—and they all want their friends to work there too, because it’s so awesome.

One secret to creating this kind of workplace is allyship. And it’s something anyone can do.

In Better Allies: Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive, Engaging Workplaces, you’ll learn to spot situations where you can create a more inclusive culture, along with straightforward steps to take. Leadership coach Karen Catlin will walk you though how to be a better ally, including: – Hiring and retaining a diverse workforce – Amplifying and advocating for others – Giving effective and equitable performance feedback – Using more inclusive language Read this book to level-up your ally skills and create a culture where everyone, including you, can do their best work and thrive.

Our goal for this book is to see more people speak. We believe in making the tech world more inclusive, and part of that mission is to encourage women and underrepresented minorities to share their expertise. We want to bring life to more voices that might be silenced by fear and self-doubt or are simply left out of the conversation.

Articles

Tech’s Male ‘Feminists’ Aren’t Helping Feminism is more fashionable than ever. Too bad the tech industry’s male leaders are jumping on the bandwagon for their own good instead of the good of their female colleagues. By Karen Catlin and Cate Huston